A01115:1877
An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church
An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the Church: written by that Reverend Father, Master John Fox: and now abridged by Timothy Bright, Doctor of Physic, for such as either through want of leisure, or ability have not the use of so necessary an historyAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church: written by that Reuerend Father, Maister Iohn Fox: and now abridged by Timothe Bright, Doctour of Phisicke, for such as either through want of leysure, or abilitie haue not the vse of so necessary an history
London: printed by I. Windet, 1589
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In the month of July during the Parliament being in the Council chamber, he was suddenly attainted, and carried to the Tower, the xix. of the month of Julie, & the xxviij. day put to death. He was borne of a simple parentage, at Putney or there abouts, being a Smiths son, his mother married after to a Sherman. Cromwell 1being ripe of years was at Antwerp retained to be secretary to the merchants there: From whence being procured by Geoffrey Chambers with another companion, (whom the men of Boston sent to Rome for the renewing of their privileges,) to go to Rome and aid them in their suite, he departed and accompanied the Boston mens Ambassadors to Rome: where he advised with himself, how he might have best access unto the pope, and best dispatch of his business: and having knowledge how that the popes holy tooth greatly delighted in new fangled strange delicates, it came into his mind to prepare certain fine dishes of jelly made after our country manner here in England, which to them of Rome was not known, nor seen before. This done, Cromwell observing his time, as the pope was newly come from hunting into his pavilion, he with his companions approached with his English presents, brought in with a threeman's song (as we call it) in the English tongue, and all after the English fashion.
In the moneth of Iuly during the Parliament being in the Counsell chamber, he was sodainly attainted, and carried to the Tower, the xix. of the moneth of Iulie, & the xxviij. day put to death. He was borne of a simple parentage, at Putney or there abouts, being a Smiths sonne, his mother married after to a Sherman. Cromwell 1being ripe of yéeres was at Antwerp retained to be secretarie to the merchants there: From whence being procured by Geffery Chambers with another companion, (whom the men of Boston sent to Rome for the renewing of their priuiledges,) to go to Rome and aid them in their suite, he departed and accompanied the Boston mens Ambassadours to Rome: where he aduised with himselfe, how he might haue best accesse vnto the pope, and best dispatch of his busines: and hauing knowledge how that the popes holy tooth greatly delighted in new fangled strange delicates, it came into his mind to prepare certaine fine dishes of gelly made after our countrey maner here in England, which to them of Rome was not knowen, nor séene before. This done, Cromwell obseruing his time, as the pope was newly come from hunting into his pauiliō, hée with his companions approched with his English presents, brought in with a thréemans song (as we call it) in the English tongue, and all after the English fashion.